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Quarantinology (UM, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?) with Various Ologists
Lifted restrictions! Discarded masks! Vaxxing & relaxing! Parties. Variant confusion. FOMO while also dreading events. Worry about strangers. Grief for a cancelled year. WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE? We’ve got you covered. As infection rates go down and restrictions lift in the U.S., you may feel: relieved, overjoyed, nude without a mask, guilty about surviving, conflicted about gatherings, or mourning a loss. We gathered a small army of experts to chat about historical quarantines and recovery periods, vaccine rates, economic projections, the mental state of healthcare workers and the grief that can follow an historical event. Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley (of Gastropod) join to chat about researching their stellar new book “Until Proven Safe,” Jessica Malaty-Rivera updates us on vaccine rates and variants, Dr. Mike Natter checks in from New York and thanatologist Cole Imperi gives step-by-step instructions for taking care of your brain during transitions and “shadowlosses.” I hope this episode serves you well; I just really needed to make it.
Pre-order Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley’s book Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine. More info https://untilprovensafe.com/
Follow Nicola https://twitter.com/nicolatwilley and Geoff https://twitter.com/geoffmanaugh
Follow Cole Imperi at instagram.com/imperi and instagram.com/americanthanatologist
Thanatology episode with Cole Imperi: alieward.com/ologies/thanatology
Follow Jessica Malaty-Rivera on instagram.com/jessicamalatyrivera and https://twitter.com/jessicamalaty
Vaccine Infodemiology episode with Jessica Malaty-Rivera: alieward.com/ologies/vaccineinfodemiology
Follow Dr. Mike Natter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.natter
Diabetology episode with Dr. Mike Natter: alieward.com/ologies/diabetology
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
Transcripts by Emily White of https://www.thewordary.com/